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Tor Air AB, operated as Tor Air, was a charter airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden, that operated between December 2008 and December 2011. Its main base was Gothenburg City Airport.[1] This airline should not be mixed up with another Swedish charter airline named Tor-Air, which operated from 1964 and 1966 with Curtiss Commando and Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 2008 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 20 December 2011 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 32 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||
| Key people | Sven Roland Vinsell (Chairman) Torbjorn Vinsell (President) | ||||||
| Website | www.torair.com | ||||||
History
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The company was established by private investors and received a Swedish Air Operators Certificate on 1 December 2008.[1] It commenced operations in December 2008 with a Boeing 737-400 leased from International Lease Finance Corporation.[2] The airline specialised in wet-lease and charter operations, particularly operating services for other carriers when needed.[1] Tor Air later acquired two Boeing 737-300s to fly from Manchester to Preveza and Gothenburg, as well as London-Gatwick to destinations such as Faro, Skiathos, Bourgas, Sharm el-Sheikh, Zante, Kos, Corfu and Rhodes.
On 25 April 2010, Tor Air's Boeing 737-400 operated the first commercial service between Baghdad and London in 20 years, while on a wet lease to Iraqi Airways.[3] It was a short lived service however as a lawyer for Kuwait tried to have the aircraft seized in London due to financial problems between Iraq and Kuwait, this was not possible though as the aircraft belonged to a Swedish company and not an Iraqi company.[4]
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On 20 December 2011, Tor Air had its licence revoked by Sweden's transportation board,[5] due to lack of sufficient financial resources.[6] All staff were made redundant.
Destinations
Tor Air operated charter flights, serving the following destinations (as of March 2011):
| [Base] | Base |
| [Seasonal] | Seasonal service |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad |  Iraq | BGW | ORBI | Baghdad International Airport |
| Burgas |  Bulgaria | BOJ | LBBG | Burgas Airport |
| Chania |  Greece | CHQ | LGSA | Chania International Airport |
| Cologne/Bonn |  Germany | CGN | EDDK | Cologne Bonn Airport [Seasonal] |
| Corfu | Greece | CFU | LGKR | Corfu International Airport |
| Dubrovnik |  Croatia | DBV | LDDU | Dubrovnik Airport |
| Erbil | Iraq | EBL | ORER | Erbil International Airport |
| Faro |  Portugal | FAO | LPFR | Faro Airport |
| Friedrichshafen | Germany | FDH | EDNY | Friedrichshafen Airport |
| Gothenburg |  Sweden | GSE | ESGP | Gothenburg City Airport [Base] |
| Gothenburg | Sweden | GOT | ESGG | Göteborg Landvetter Airport |
| Heraklion | Greece | HER | LGIR | Heraklion International Airport |
| Kalamata | Greece | KLX | LGKL | Kalamata International Airport |
| Kefalonia | Greece | EFL | LGKF | Kefalonia Island International Airport |
| Kos | Greece | KGS | LGKO | Kos Island International Airport |
| Larnaca |  Cyprus | LCA | LCLK | Larnaca International Airport |
| Lemnos | Greece | LXS | LGLM | Lemnos International Airport |
| London |  United Kingdom | LGW | EGKK | Gatwick Airport [Base] |
| Malmö | Sweden | MMX | ESMS | Malmö Airport |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | MAN | EGCC | Manchester Airport |
| Paphos | Cyprus | PFO | LCPH | Paphos International Airport |
| Pula | Croatia | PUY | LDPL | Pula Airport |
| Preveza/Lefkada | Greece | PVK | LGPZ | Aktion National Airport |
| Rhodes | Greece | RHO | LGRP | Rhodes International Airport |
| Samos | Greece | SMI | LGSM | Samos International Airport |
| Santorini | Greece | JTR | LGSR | Santorini National Airport |
| Sharm el-Sheikh |  Egypt | SSH | HESH | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport |
| Skiathos | Greece | JSI | LGSK | Skiathos Island National Airport |
| Stockholm | Sweden | ARN | ESSA | Arlanda Airport |
| Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | ISU | ORSU | Sulaymaniyah International Airport |
| Tehran |  Iran | IKA | OIIE | Imam Khomeini International Airport [Seasonal] |
| Thessaloniki | Greece | SKG | LGTS | Thessaloniki International Airport |
| Verona |  Italy | VRN | LIPX | Verona Airport |
| Volos | Greece | VOL | LGBL | Nea Anchialos National Airport |
| Zakynthos | Greece | ZTH | LGZA | Zakynthos International Airport |
Fleet
The Tor Air fleet included the following aircraft in September 2011:[1]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Business/Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-212 | 1 | 0 | 177 (0/177) | Operated by BH Air |
| Boeing 737-300 | 2 | 0 | 148 (0/148) | Operated by Small Planet Airlines |
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | 0 | 150 (12/138) | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- Endres 2010, p. 149
- Lee Ann Tegtmeie (2011). "Tor Air Selects Sabena Technics | AVIATION WEEK". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- "Baghdad to London flights resume". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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AFP / The Swedish Wire (30 April 2010). "Baghdad. Kuwaiti authority tried to seize Swedish airplane". The Swedish Wire online. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
BAGHDAD (AFP) -The first commercial flight between Baghdad and London in 20 years – operated by Swedish carrier Tor Air...When the airplane arrived at [the airport] in London, the lawyer for the Kuwaiti authority tried to seize it, but he failed, because the airplane belongs to a Swedish company [wet-lease carrier Tor Air]...
- Tor Air licence revoked
- Tor Air licence revoked – Swedish
Bibliography
- Endres, Günter, ed. (2010). Flight International World Airlines 2010. Sutton, Surrey, England: Reed Business Information. ISBN 978-1-898779-39-1.
External links
На других языках
[de] Tor-Air (2008)
Tor-Air war eine schwedische Charterfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Göteborg.- [en] Tor Air
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